John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, actor and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which he adopted the nickname "The Prince of Darkness".
Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979 due to alcohol and drug problems, but he went on to have a successful solo career, releasing eleven studio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multi-platinum certifications in the United States. Osbourne has since reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions.
Sharon Osbourne ‘heartbroken’ that children followed dad Ozzy into drug addiction
peoplemagazine.co.zaSharon Osbourne was “heartbroken” when her children Kelly and Jack followed their dad Ozzy down the road of drug addiction. The Black Sabbath rocker struggled with drug and alcohol abuse for four decades, before getting clean in 2012.
Both Kelly and Jack have also battled similar addiction issues, and their mother Sharon has admitted seeing their battle with addiction broke her heart. “We’ve had this family history with drugs, it’s not a good one,” she told Britain’s Daily Star newspaper. “I felt that they’ve seen their dad go through so much, my kids, that they won’t touch it – well they did and it ended badly with each of them.
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